Tagalog Association Hosts Balagtasan on 1 Sept.

The Tagalog Association of Australia, Inc or TAA will hold a “Balagtasan” (poetical joust) on Sunday September 2013 at The Hub on 9 Ayres street, Mt Druitt in New South Wales as part of the celebration of Pambansang Wika (national language) of the Philippines.

Token admission of $10 for adults and $5 for kid apply.

The event will be held from 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm on Sunday 1 September.

Balagtasan is a lively poetical joust onstage between two seasoned poets whose amazing mastery of rhyme and reason in the Filipino language display a test of talent more or less like modern day court room battle.

This show is a rare performance and a must to every student of the Filipino language as well as nostalgia seekers for once rich Filipino stage literary forms performed onstage.

Balagtasan will be emceed by Ms Lilian delos Reyes and Mr Bert Magsakay, both true blue Tagalog from Bulacan in the Philippines. Jousting as Balagtasan orators are Mr Ross Aguilar, broadcaster of Sydney’s community radio program Pinoy Radio and Mrs Aida Morden, book author and community newspaper editor.